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Mike Brenner an art writer!

Mike Brenner, the indefatigable, controversial, I'm-bolting-if-you-bronze-the-Fonz Mike Brenner is about to become an arts writer for The Onion's Decider web site.

You see, I had asked Mike to guest blog here at Art City. We talked about it and liked the idea, but it never really came together. So Art City's loss is everyone's gain. Mine, too, really.

Here's the thing many of you may not know about Mike. He is THE most active follower of this blog. He brings lots of thoughtful -- and sometimes provocative -- comments to the blog. He's also been a fabulous source of information for me personally.

I know how many of you feel about Mike. He's gone to the point of performance art to get this city's attention when it comes to issues about funding the arts. He even tattooed his tuckus with a stack of Hotcakes (the name of his gallery). Long story. He can be extreme.

But mark my words. He will be about as on top of things as anyone and very good at this new job of his.

And, I will link to him whenever I can.

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Mary Louise Schumacher is the Journal Sentinel's art and architecture critic. She writes about culture, design, the urban landscape and Milwaukee's creative community. Art City is her award-winning cultural page and a community of more than 20 contributing writers and artists.

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